Chapter 35
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Chapter 35: Moving House
Yunzhong City Grand Market
As Lin Jiang approached, a beautiful young woman showed a concerned expression and greeted him.
“My Taoist friend Jiang, you haven’t come for a few days.”
“Yes, I haven’t rested in years. I went outside the city a few days ago and felt a bit tired, so I took the opportunity to rest for a few days.”
Fighting with people was truly exhausting.
The day Lin Jiang returned home, he immediately went to sleep and slept for a full day and night.
Even after that, he took another two days to rest before heading out again.
“When you went outside the city a few days ago, did you know that something major happened?”
“What happened?”
“The young master He Yunwei of the He family was killed, along with his bodyguards and servants.”
“The He family in the city?”
“Yes, the He family. It has caused quite a commotion.”
“Tell me more, I still don’t know the details.”
“I’m not sure of the specifics, but Young Master He was killed. The He family is offering a reward of one hundred thousand spirit stones to track down the culprit.”
“Wow, a hundred thousand spirit stones is a lot. I couldn’t even earn that in twenty years of selling at my stall.”
“Yes, the whole of Yunzhong City is in an uproar. Everyone wants to catch this culprit.”
“Do you know who did it?”
“Probably someone from out of town. The He family’s intelligence report mentioned that the culprit was at the Building Foundation Period and had two flying demonic beasts, possibly eagles or falcons.”
“Then we don’t stand a chance. We’re only at the Qi Refining Period.”
Lin Jiang nodded.
The He family’s speculation was within his expectations.
After all, He Yunwei had guards at the Building Foundation Period.
The He family could never have imagined that they had been killed by someone at the Qi Refining Period.
It was highly unlikely that the He family would find any evidence against him.
Even if they did, who would believe that someone at the Qi Refining Period could kill someone at the Building Foundation Period?
This was how ordinary people thought.
Who would have guessed that Lin Jiang had a way to cheat?
In order to kill them, Lin Jiang had sacrificed hundreds of years of his lifespan—including multiple times in the past.
Using the Explosive Element Technique alone had cost him a staggering one thousand years of his lifespan.
If it weren’t for his system, even the lifespan of a Nascent Soul Ancestor would have been depleted by now.
“Yes, if I were in the Building Foundation Period, I would give it a try.”
The beautiful young woman admitted that she, too, coveted the one hundred thousand spirit stones.
With that much wealth, she wouldn’t have to struggle so hard anymore.
Perhaps all of her problems would be solved effortlessly.
Lin Jiang didn’t say anything more.
Instead, he took out spiritual talismans to sell.
After the grand celebration in Yunzhong City, overall consumption had dwindled, affecting everyone’s business.
After selling for four hours, Lin Jiang finally returned home.
Decision to Move
“It’s time to leave. I have to move.”
Back at home, Lin Jiang finalized his decision.
Too many things had happened recently—
Mo Lin’s home invasion, Jiang Feng’s ambush, conflicts and the silencing of He Yunwei, the young master of the He family.
All of these incidents proved that his current identity was no longer safe.
Although Lin Jiang still had the Explosive Element Technique as a trump card, he didn’t want to rely on it casually.
After all, his lifespan was not unlimited.
Besides, even with the Explosive Element Technique, he couldn’t become invincible.
At most, he could contend with early-stage Building Foundation cultivators.
If he encountered mid to late-stage Building Foundation cultivators, he would be in serious danger.
A New Identity
One month later, Lin Jiang quietly left without telling anyone.
He returned the house, but he kept his stall at the market.
However, the rental period was almost up, so he didn’t worry about it.
He discreetly left the city and acquired a new identification card.
Changing his name to Lin Yu, he rented a cheaper house in a different district of Yunzhong City.
It only cost 3,500 spirit stones per year.
Settling In
After settling down, Lin Jiang resumed setting up his stall at the big market.
Yunzhong City had three major markets:
South City Market
East City Market
West City Market
Previously, he had been selling at South City Market, the largest market in Yunzhong City.
Now, he moved to East City Market, which was slightly smaller but still had thousands of stalls.
Lin Jiang’s Daily Life
Lin Jiang continued selling spiritual talismans.
For now, he didn’t know any other crafts, so he had no choice but to keep selling talismans.
Still, Lin Jiang wasn’t worried about being discovered.
After all, Yunzhong City had tens of thousands of Talisman Makers, and many were at a similar level to him.
The chance of someone tracking him down was very small.
Afterward, Lin Jiang kept a low profile.
He focused on cultivating, drawing symbols, setting up his stall, and practicing a technique called One Sword Flying Immortal.
Occasionally, he would relax by feeding his pets, Big Shadiao and Small Shadiao.
He also had short romantic encounters with little fairies.
A Slow Breakthrough
As time passed, Lin Jiang reached the age of 120.
He finally broke through to the eighth layer of Qi Refining, a feat that wasn’t easy.
From start to finish, he had been cultivating for 108 years.
He remembered that Lin Die and Lin Ying had built their foundations in their thirties.
It had taken them about twenty years to reach that stage.
Compared to them, he was five to six times slower.
It was embarrassing to admit.
He truly felt ashamed of the Lin family.
Still, Lin Jiang wasn’t worried about his lifespan.
He had more than 30,000 years left.
The 1,000 years he had previously sacrificed was just a drop in the bucket.
As long as he was alive, he could gain more than 300 years of lifespan each year.
That was more than enough.
Wen Xing’s Trouble
“Taoist Friend Lin, you’ve come!”
At the big marketplace, Wen Xing spotted Lin Jiang and quickly walked over, desperation written all over his face.
“Brother Lin, help me out! I messed up big time!”
Wen Xing whispered, his tone pleading.
Lin Jiang brushed his hand away and glanced at Wen Xing’s stall, immediately understanding the situation.
“Brother Wen, I’m sorry. I can’t help.”
Lin Jiang said calmly.
At that moment, two female cultivators at Wen Xing’s stall looked up at Lin Jiang.
They continued to stare at each other, the tension thick in the air.
**”Brother Lin, help me! I really need your help this time!
I’ll treat you to drinks, and I’ll help you with pill refining, alright?”**
“I think eating watermelon is better.”
“Eat melon? You like eating melon? I’ll buy you a whole cart! Please, save me!”
**”Eating melon means watching a good show.
Brother Wen, let’s go quickly.
I’m waiting to eat melon.”**
Lin Jiang pushed Wen Xing back to his stall and even took out a handful of melon seeds, ready to watch the drama unfold.
Wen Xing’s Reputation
Wen Xing was now Lin Jiang’s neighbor at the stall.
This guy had a good appearance—handsome, with excellent cultivation talent and superb alchemy skills.
If he were put in the matchmaking market, he would definitely be considered a high-quality man.
But in reality, he was irresponsible—a complete scumbag.
Wen Xing loved toying with the emotions of female cultivators.
From mature married women to naïve young girls, very few escaped his grasp.
No one knew how many married women he had harmed.
Once he got them, he would always find an excuse to break up.
In just the year that Lin Jiang had known him, Wen Xing had gone through at least twenty partners.
Some women had even sacrificed themselves for him.
Yet somehow, he always survived.
Lin Jiang couldn’t understand why no one had killed him yet.
Occasionally, Wen Xing would get caught cheating on two girlfriends at once.
Right now was one of those moments.
The Confrontation
Wen Xing saw that Lin Jiang refused to save him, so he had no choice but to reluctantly return to his stall.
Forcing a smile, he looked at the two women and said:
**”Yan’er, Ping’er, please don’t be like this.
It would make me very sad.”**
**”Brother Wen, you can answer me now.
Between me and her, who would you choose?”**
“Yes, you can only choose one of us!”
Wen Xing’s smile froze.
Could he refuse to choose either of them?
Of course not.
This time, things were different.
Both women were complicated, and if he chose poorly, would he end up killed by a sword?
